The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-10
Published by Authority.l
AN ORDINANCE
Relating to Estrays and the City
Estray Pound.

SECTION 1.--Be it ordained by the City
Council of Salt Lake City that: Part
of Lot 8, Block SO, Plot "a" Salt Lake
City survey, situate and being on the
south side of the public grounds known
as Washington Square," in the First
Municipal Ward, is hereby designated
as the City Estray Pound. for impound-
ing animals running at large or doing
damage within the corporate limits of
said city, as hereinafter provided
Sec. 2.-It shall be the duty Of the
City Pound-keeper to receive and take
care of all animals committed to his
charge and provide all necessary forage
therefor, and use due diligence to
find the owners of said animals,
by examining the record of Marks
and Brands and otherwise, and
receive and file all bills of damage
duly presented and enter the amounts
in the pound book, which shall be open
to the inspection OF the public; he shall
not deliver any animal to the owner
until all costs and damages are paid or
satisfactorily arranged for.
SEC. 3.-The City Pound-keeper shall
register, in the pound book, all animals
registration shall set forth when re-
amount of damage done, kind of
animal, approximate age, color, marks,
brands. and such other description as
may aid the owner to identify his
animal, true copy of which the
Pound-keeper shall forthwith post up
on the outside of the entrance door of
said pound.
SEC. All animals remaining I'M
claimed three days from the time of
commitment shall be advertised for
sale by the Pound-keeper not less than
three times, in some newspaper pub
lished in said city having general Cir
culation, stating the time and place of
sale, and giving a description of said
animals as directed in Section Of this
ordinance, and, that if not claimed and
taken away within ten days from the
date thereof, he will expose them at
public sale and sell them to the highest
responsible bidder.
SEC. 5.-The net proceeds of the sale
of all animals, made in pursuance Of
Section of this ordinance, shall be
paid into the city treasury, subject to
the order of the owners of said animals,
If applied for within SIX months from
the date of sale; if not applied for by the
owners within that time the City Treas
urer shall place the amount to the
credit of city revenue.
SEC. 6.-No cattle, horses, mules,
sheep, goats or swine shall beiallowed to
run at large or be herded, picketed or
| staked out upon any street. sidewalk or
other public place within the limits of
this city; and all such animals so found
may be taken up and driven to the
estray pound. Provided, that nothing
herein shall be so construed as to pre-.
vent any citizen from herding mich
cows. work cattle, horses, mules er
other animals on the unenclosed public
lands within the city but away from
/ =" ~nt'ied portions thereof.
/ All damages done by any
i =IIllAai trespassing shall be forthwith
| appraised by any dlsinteTesied person.
! NO may make q reasonable charge for
! suca s~reice, and shall set torIa iii
such appraisal, in writing, the time and
place OF damage, tue amount of
/ damages, together with hls charges. the
name Of the owner of the animal, if
| known, the name of the person so
damaged; also the kind and description
of the animal, which appraisal, if not
paid or satisfactorily arranged by the
| owner, or If the owner be not found,
shall, together with the animal, be de-
| liyered to the City Pound-keeper. Pro-
| vided, that if the owner deem the
appraisal too high, said owner may
choose another appraiser, who, with
the first, may make new appraisal; or
when they cannot agree, they two may
choose third, and the three may pro-
coed to make final appraisal.
SEC. 8.-Any animal found doing dam
age may be taken up by any person,
and if the owner cannot be found, or if
found shall refuse to pay all costs and
damage, said animal may be taken
forthwith to the city pound, and deliv-
cred to the keeper thereof, and may be
held and sold as provided in Section 4
of this ordinance unless previously re-
deemed. IL. q -